Jackson's Covert - Open water
4 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.48121, -0.20979
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
22,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,965 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
🦌Mammals6 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Liocoris tripustulatus · Black-tailed Skimmer +48
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Bifid Hemp-nettle · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Rough Meadow-grass +4
- Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HemlockConium maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,965 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
🦌Mammals6 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Liocoris tripustulatus · Black-tailed Skimmer +48
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Bifid Hemp-nettle · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Rough Meadow-grass +4
- Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HemlockConium maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2025Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2025Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Bronze FusehornArge ustulata2025Bronze FusehornArge ustulata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025RhogogasterRhogogaster2025RhogogasterRhogogaster2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2025Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2025Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2025BrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repens